Process Engineer

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb Netherlands

Bristol Myers Squibb has been active in the Dutch market for over 50 years, employing people across a range of activities and business units in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Netherlands is also home to our first European Cell Therapy facility, located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest life sciences cluster of The Netherlands. This new state of the art facility is focused on commercial manufacturing with capabilities for multi-product Cell Therapy manufacturing. You can become part of this exciting journey. if you want to know more about it!

The Netherlands has everything it takes to become the medicines hub of Europe, the so-called Boston by the North Sea. As we continue to expand our footprint by building this new site, we are looking to grow our team.

Would you like to become an important chain in our worldwide network to bring this new personalized treatment to patients suffering from blood cancer? Join us and be a game changer!

Position Summary

The Process Engineer is responsible for supporting the Technology Transfer and production of BMS CAR-T products for both global clinical trials and commercial supply and for supporting process validation activities.

They serve as the process SME, collaborating with SMEs from the Development, Manufacturing, and Quality teams, while providing key technical support during the technology transfer stage of projects.

The Process Engineer supports the resolution of process deviations, the evaluation and implementation of process changes and provides continuous improvement support to Manufacturing Operations to ensure rapid, flawless, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of quality products.

This position is based in Leiden, The Netherlands. Shift work may be required for this position. Occasional travelling for training purposes may be required

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Act as SME for processes being technology transferred into the BMS Leiden Cell Therapy Facility.
• Prepare for and own process validation activities.
• Continuously monitor, analyze, and optimize the end-to-end process and anticipate and permanently resolve issues that may arise during production.
• Provide technical input and act as lead investigator for process related deviations, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Author, review and approve the content of technical documentation (e.g. investigations, changes, SOPs and batch records, protocols and reports)
• Acts as SME and leads interactions on behalf of MSAT during production campaigns in both the shopfloor and Front-Line Support. Provide prompt input on resolution of events occurring during manufacturing. Responsible for troubleshooting.
• Support the change initiatives and the implementation of process improvement initiatives. Drive and own change controls and change actions and be responsible with MSAT impact assessments.

Education / Experience / Licenses / Certifications :

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Why You Should Apply

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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